Votive statuette of a horse
Votive statuette of a horse

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Votive statuette of a horse,

late 8th century BCE

Greek
Late Geometric
y1986-116

Information

Title
Votive statuette of a horse
Dates

late 8th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4.5 x 5.5 x 1.4 cm (1 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dorothy Burr Thompson and Homer A. Thompson
Object Number
y1986-116
Place Collected

Greece, Athens

Culture
Greek
Period
Late Geometric
Type
votive offerings, figurines, metalwork
Materials
bronze
Subject
horses

Given to the Museum in 1986 from Dorothy Burr Thompson and Homer A. Thompson

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